Live Online Practical Cloud, DevOps, FinOps & Platform Engineering Training Course
Live online, instructor-led · next cohort Nov 9, 2026 · from USD 1,700
Moving to the cloud was supposed to make delivery faster and cheaper. For many teams it has produced slow releases, tangled environments and bills that rise every month with no clear owner. The answer is an engineering practice that joins automation, reliability and cost discipline. Over ten days, engineers and technical leads build that practice in a live lab environment.
The first week covers cloud fundamentals, Linux and networking, Git workflows, infrastructure as code with Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, Docker containers and an introduction to Kubernetes. The second week goes deeper: Helm and GitOps, secrets and policy, monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana, logging, tracing, service level objectives and incident response. You then study FinOps, covering tagging, cost allocation, rightsizing, commitments, budgets and unit economics, before designing platform engineering foundations such as golden paths, self-service templates and developer portals. Cloud engineers, DevOps and site reliability staff, system administrators, software developers, IT managers and cloud finance analysts will benefit. Delivery is classroom, online or in-house. Afterwards you can stand up a pipeline-driven environment, show its cost per service and propose a platform roadmap.
At a Glance
How Live Online Training Works
Live online training, led by a trainer in real time, for participants anywhere.
More about live online training →- Format
- Live online, instructor-led
- Duration
- Mon - Fri (10 Days)
- Fee
- USD 1,700 (KES 160,000)
- Next start dates
- Nov 9, 2026, Dec 7, 2026, Jan 4, 2027
- Certificate
- Certificate of Completion
- What you need
- A computer with a reliable internet connection, a webcam and a headset
About this course
Most organisations now run critical systems in public cloud, and the pressure to release quickly without breaking production or overspending is constant. Teams that rely on manual setup and ad hoc scripts struggle with inconsistent environments, long approval chains and surprise invoices. Meanwhile, developers lose time to tooling problems that a well-designed internal platform would remove.
The Practical Cloud, DevOps, FinOps & Platform Engineering Training Course is a ten-day, lab-intensive programme that connects four disciplines usually taught separately. The first five days establish foundations: cloud services and architecture, version control, infrastructure as code, continuous integration and delivery, and containers. The second five days build operating maturity: orchestrating workloads, securing the delivery chain, observing and tuning systems, managing financial accountability for cloud, and designing a platform that product teams can use without friction. An integrated project in the final days brings the pieces together.
Every topic is taught through exercises in a shared cloud sandbox rather than slides. Participants build pipelines, deploy and break services, read cost reports and present a platform proposal that fits their own organisation and budget.
Training Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Design cloud architectures for availability, security and cost using core compute, storage and network services.
- Manage source code and collaboration using Git branching strategies.
- Provision repeatable environments with Terraform and manage state safely.
- Build CI/CD pipelines that test, scan and deploy applications automatically.
- Package applications in containers and run them on Kubernetes.
- Implement GitOps, secrets management and policy controls.
- Monitor systems with metrics, logs and traces and define service level objectives.
- Apply FinOps practices to allocate, forecast and reduce cloud spend.
What you'll learn
Key Takeaways
Participants leave with:
- A working Git, Terraform and pipeline repository they built during the course.
- A containerised application deployed to a Kubernetes cluster.
- A monitoring dashboard with alerts and service level objectives.
- A cloud cost report with tagging rules and savings opportunities.
- A platform engineering proposal with golden path templates.
- A prioritised adoption roadmap for their own team.
Training Methodology
The ten days are lab-driven so that skills are used immediately:
- A dedicated cloud sandbox for every participant, with guided exercises each day
- Pair and team build sessions on a shared repository and pipeline
- Fault-injection exercises that teach troubleshooting under pressure
- Cost report analysis using realistic billing data
- An integrated capstone project reviewed by the trainer and peers
Day 1: Cloud Foundations
- Cloud service and deployment models
- Compute, storage, databases and networking building blocks
- Identity, access management and shared responsibility
- Regions, availability and resilience patterns
- Lab: setting up accounts and a secure baseline
Day 2: Linux, Networking and Scripting
- Linux command line, permissions and services
- Networking: subnets, routing, DNS and load balancers
- Bash scripting for automation
- SSH, bastion hosts and secure access
- Lab: configuring a virtual network and web server
Day 3: Version Control and Collaboration
- Git fundamentals and branching strategies
- Pull requests, code review and protected branches
- Trunk-based development versus Git flow
- Repository structure for applications and infrastructure
- Lab: team workflow on a shared repository
Day 4: Infrastructure as Code
- Terraform providers, resources and variables
- State, remote backends and locking
- Modules and reusable patterns
- Testing and validating infrastructure code
- Lab: provisioning a multi-tier environment
Day 5: CI/CD and Containers
- Pipeline stages: build, test, scan and deploy
- Docker images, registries and layer optimisation
- Deployment strategies: rolling, blue-green and canary
- Artifact management and versioning
- Lab: a pipeline that builds and ships a container
Day 6: Kubernetes Operations
- Pods, deployments, services and ingress
- Config maps, secrets and persistent volumes
- Autoscaling and resource requests and limits
- Helm charts and release management
- Troubleshooting failed workloads
- Lab: deploying and scaling a multi-service application
Day 7: GitOps, Security and Policy
- GitOps principles and reconciliation tools
- Secrets management and key rotation
- Image scanning, software supply chain and SBOM concepts
- Policy as code and admission control
- Least privilege and network policies
- Lab: a GitOps-driven deployment with policy checks
Day 8: Observability and Reliability
- Metrics, logs and traces with Prometheus, Grafana and OpenTelemetry
- Service level indicators, objectives and error budgets
- Alerting design that avoids noise
- Incident response, runbooks and blameless reviews
- Chaos experiments and recovery testing
- Lab: building dashboards and alerts for a live service
Day 9: FinOps and Cloud Cost Control
- FinOps lifecycle: inform, optimise and operate
- Tagging, cost allocation and showback
- Rightsizing, scheduling and storage tiering
- Reserved capacity, savings plans and spot instances
- Budgets, anomaly alerts and unit economics
- Lab: analysing a cost report and writing a savings plan
Day 10: Platform Engineering and Integrated Project
- Platform as a product and developer experience
- Golden paths, templates and self-service portals
- Platform team structure, metrics and funding
- Integrated project: pipeline, cluster, observability and cost view
- Roadmap presentations and peer review
- Course review and next steps
The programme is intended for technical professionals and leaders who build, run or pay for cloud services:
- Cloud and DevOps engineers
- Site reliability and systems engineers
- System and network administrators
- Software developers and technical leads
- IT infrastructure and operations managers
- Solution and enterprise architects
- Cloud cost analysts and finance business partners
- Security engineers working on delivery pipelines
Participants who attend all ten days and complete the labs and capstone project receive a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion from Vision Reach Global Consultancy. It documents the training received and is separate from vendor certification exams.
Choose Where You Want to Learn
Practical Cloud, DevOps, FinOps & Platform Engineering Training Course Venues
KenyaNairobiNext Nov 9· 13 dates$3,000- KenyaMombasaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,200
- KenyaNaivashaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,000
- KenyaKisumuNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,000
- KenyaMachakosNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,200
UgandaKampalaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,800
RwandaKigaliNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
TanzaniaArushaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$3,800- TanzaniaDodomaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,600
- TanzaniaDar es SalaamNext Oct 26· 13 dates$4,000
- TanzaniaZanzibarNext Nov 16· 13 dates$5,200
NigeriaLagosNext Nov 16· 13 dates$5,600- NigeriaAbujaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$5,600
South AfricaPretoriaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$6,400- South AfricaJohannesburgNext Nov 2· 13 dates$6,800
- South AfricaCape TownNext Oct 26· 13 dates$7,600
UAEDubaiNext Oct 26· 13 dates$7,600
GhanaAccraNext Nov 16· 13 dates$9,000
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Frequently Asked Questions About Live Online Practical Cloud, DevOps, FinOps & Platform Engineering Training Course
Everything you need to know about this course before you register.
By the end of the Practical Cloud, DevOps, FinOps & Platform Engineering programme, you'll be able to design cloud architectures for availability, security and cost using core compute, storage and network services, manage source code and collaboration using git branching strategies, provision repeatable environments with terraform and manage state safely, and build ci/cd pipelines that test, scan and deploy applications automatically. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
The programme is intended for technical professionals and leaders who build, run or pay for cloud services: Cloud and DevOps engineers, Site reliability and systems engineers, System and network administrators, Software developers and technical leads, IT infrastructure and operations managers, Solution and enterprise architects, Cloud cost analysts and finance business partners, and Security engineers working on delivery pipelines.
Practical Cloud, DevOps, FinOps & Platform Engineering Training Course typically runs as 10 Days. It's available as in-person classroom, live virtual, and in-house corporate training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Practical Cloud, DevOps, FinOps & Platform Engineering Training Course is scheduled in-classroom in Nairobi, Kenya, Mombasa, Kenya, Naivasha, Kenya, and Kisumu, Kenya, and 14 other locations, plus a live interactive virtual classroom you can join from anywhere. Check the schedule panel above for exact upcoming dates and fees in each location.
The next live virtual cohort of Practical Cloud, DevOps, FinOps & Platform Engineering starts November 9, 2026, with new classroom cohorts also running on a rolling basis. Pick a date and location in the schedule panel above, then click "Register for the Course" — it takes a few minutes and your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Practical Cloud, DevOps, FinOps & Platform Engineering Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Practical Cloud, DevOps, FinOps & Platform Engineering Training Course is pitched at intermediate professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
Fees for Practical Cloud, DevOps, FinOps & Platform Engineering Training Course vary by delivery location and format and are shown in real time in the schedule panel above once you pick a date. Register 3 or more delegates on the same course together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically — larger cohorts can request a custom corporate quote.
Yes — Practical Cloud, DevOps, FinOps & Platform Engineering Training Course can be delivered on-site at your offices (or virtually for distributed teams), with case studies and examples tailored to your industry and the specific challenges your team is working through. Switch to the "In-House" tab in the schedule panel above to request a proposal.
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